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Total number of records: 2035

Count of Record type

Record type	Count
Books and printed items	1980
Archives	49
Indexes	6

Top 10: Collection group

Collection group	Count
Brotherton Collection	452
English Literature	239
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society	137
Quaker Collection	133
Ripon Cathedral	87
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections	44
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society	16
Letters Database	6
Cookery Collection	5
Medieval Manuscripts	5

Top 10: Subject

Subject	Count
churches, quaker	35
society of friends	30
sermons, english	22
encyclopedias and dictionaries	20
operas	19
encyclopedias and dictionaries, russian	18
persecution	18
christian life	12
church history	12
french literature	12

Top 10: Place

Place	Count
Great Britain	88
Europe	15
France	8
Orkney (Scotland)	6
Shetland (Scotland)	6
Hull (England)	5
United States	5
Italy	4
Rome	4
England	3

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisations	Count
Society of Friends	137
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)	59
Church of England	48
Fox, George (1624-1691)	41
Hawkesworth, John (1715?-1773)	36
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778)	33
Penn, William (1644-1718)	30
Cooke, George Alexander	29
Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)	27
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)	27

Count of Earliest date

Earliest date	Count
From 1200	1
From 1300	1
From 1400	8
From 1500	13
From 1600	442
From 1700	731
From 1800	839

Count of Latest date

Latest date	Count
Up to 1399	1
Up to 1499	5
Up to 1599	16
Up to 1699	436
Up to 1799	495
Up to 1899	1082

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'Recent Celestial Phenomena', The Times, 18 December 1883, p. 7

18 Dec 1883

Press cutting titled 'Recent Celestial Phenomena', The Times, 18 December 1883, p. 7. Contains five letters to the editor detailing different theories on the causes of recent extraordinary sunsets and...

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'Celestial Phenomena', Daily News, 18 December 1883, p. 2

18 Dec 1883

Press cutting titled 'Celestial Phenomena', Daily News, 18 December 1883, p. 2. Contains two letters to the editor detailing different theories on the causes of recent extraordinary sunsets and sunris...

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